Know how I’m always tryna sneak healthy ingredients into my recipes? Well, this Bananas Foster Mini Skillet Flambé recipe is one where I actually don’t do that because, I just can’t…I want that caramel-ey sauce in mah face! But wait…it has banana and pecans in it…that makes it healthy, right?
Bananas Foster Mini Skillet Flambé
One of my favorite things about this recipe, besides caramelized bananas smothered in ice cream, is that it’s a single serve recipe in a cute 5″ cast iron skillet.
So, you can make as few or as many as you like…and they all look adorable. In my fictitious restaurant, this dessert is definitely on the menu.
And it only takes 10 minutes to make! May I add just how ridiculously easy Bananas Foster is? If you haven’t made this dessert, and you have someone to impress, give this one a go!
Ok, so what is flambé?
Flambé is an open flame in a skillet which burns off alcohol. This means ALL precautions MUST be taken to avoid injury and prevent fire.
As with any cooking activity, your fire extinguisher should be readily accessible.
That said, the magic that occurs from this lucious, skillet-dessert flambé is a rich, rum or bourbon flavored, buttery caramel sauce. It’s pure heaven!
Then how do you make bananas foster?
I’m not a chef in New Orleans, but I’ve seen it made a few times. Here’s my interpretation. Please refer to the recipe for full instructions.
- melt brown sugar and butter in a skillet
- add and heat vanilla, pecans, and cinnamon
- lay sliced bananas in sauce
- turn off the flame; add rum/bourbon; ignite the sauce with a match/lighter
- allow flame to subside; add ice cream; devour
Ingredients you’ll need for Bananas Foster Mini Skillet Flambé:
- butter
- dark brown sugar
- vanilla
- pecans
- cinnamon
- bananas
- rum or bourbon
- vanilla ice cream
Kitchen tools I use for this recipe:
- 5” cast iron skillet (to heat this sexy dessert)
- paring knife (to cut the bananas)
- silicone spatula (to flip the bananas)
Check out my other dessert recipes!
My Orange Olive Oil Cake with Dark Chocolate Ganache is a simple cake with distinct orange and chocolate flavors…one of my favorite flavor combos!
Don’t forget to check out my latest recipe post Mint Leaf Shamrock Shake with Natural Green Food Color. It’s heavenly!
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Yields 1 1-cup serving
New Orleans-style dessert with quick caramel sauce, bananas, and vanilla ice cream. Perfect for any romantic occasion!
5 minPrep Time
5 minCook Time
10 minTotal Time
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Ingredients
- 1 Tbsp Butter
- 2 Tbsp Dark Brown Sugar
- 1/8 tsp Vanilla
- 1 Tbsp Pecans (chopped)
- Pinch Cinnamon
- 1 Banana (sliced lengthwise)
- 1 Tbsp Dark Rum or Bourbon
- 1 scoop Vanilla Ice Cream
Instructions
- Melt BUTTER in iron skillet over medium heat; add BROWN SUGAR; stir until dissolved (about 2 min).
- Gently stir in VANILLA, PECANS, and CINNAMON.
- Place BANANAS, sliced side up, in sauce; heat for about two minutes.
- Gently turn bananas over, sliced side down; heat about two more minutes.
- At this point, you can serve the non-alcohol dessert with a scoop of ice cream, OR continue to flambé.
- To flambé:
- Turn OFF flame under skillet; add RUM to the skillet sauce.
- Using a long, lit match or long lighter, and keeping your body's core away from the skillet, carefully draw the flame close to the sauce surface using your outstretched hand; it will briefly ignite, so quickly move your hand away from the flame to avoid injury; allow the flame to naturally subside (within a few seconds).
- Serve warm with a scoop of VANILLA BEAN ICE CREAM and a few chopped pecans.
Notes
Please note: this is a single-serve recipe, so plan accordingly when making it 🙂
I’m a monthly recipe contributor on Amanda’s Cookin’ recipe site and originally published this recipe there in Feb 2017.
Traci Antonovich
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